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Seminar addresses pertinent issues to Valley teens
Girls’ Seminar. “You have the right to say no (to sex) without consequence. If there is coercion, manipulation, or pressure, you do not have the respect that you deserve. And young Renee Andor women, at your age, boyfriends are like Record Staff buses; there’s another You have the one right around the “You have the right to say no corner,” Vanston said, right to be unique. bringing laughs from You have the right without consethe audience. “You to be true to you. You quence. don’t have to put up have the right to be Dr. Claire Vanston with them if that’s yourself.” not what you want.” Nine hunThe seminar ran dred Grade 9 and 10 Comox Valley girls loudly from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monapplauded when they heard these day at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary final words from sexual health School, though it was organized educator Dr. Claire Vanston’s by Cumberland Junior School speech during the Be You Be True teacher Jina Taylor and her leadership class. Similar, but smaller events were held in Cumberland the past two years, and they featured FearlesslyGiRL’s leadership and empowerment speaker Kate Whitfield. About 250 students attended the first event at Cumberland Junior, and 450 attended the second. But, this year, because all Grade 9 and 10 girls in the district attended — about 900 girls — the seminar was moved to Isfeld’s gym. Taylor decided to change the format, too, and the seminar featured six presentations — including a video about the Comox Valley Girls Group, a talk about Internet safety and a presentation about the SafeTeen program — plus an introduction by Comox PHOTO BY RENEE ANDOR Valley School District superintendent Sherry Elwood. SEXUAL HEALTH educator During the break after the first Dr. Claire Vanston speaks to few presentations, Grade 9 Isfeld Grade 9 and 10 girls during student Alex Kramer said hearthe Be You Be True Girls’ ing Elwood’s story was inspiring.
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Players representing Cameroon (green) and United Arab Emirates (orange) square off in the U-11 boys’ division at the Mini World Cup 2014 Comox Valley Sunday morning. A total of 105 teams, some from as far away as the Yukon Territories, played 210 games over the course of two days at Valley View and Isfeld fields.
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